[ILLUSTRATED] SPIRIT ASCENDANT THE ART AND LIFE OF PATROCINO BARELA

Santa Fe: Red Crane Books, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Near Fine dust jacket. 4to; in the publisher’s terra cotta cloth binding; with titling on the upper board in blind and on the spine in silver in dustjacket protected by a mylar brodart; with both color and black and white photographic illustrations throughout.~~Signed on the title page by Edward Gonzales.~~This copy was purchased by us directly from Gary W. Gallagher’s personal library with a card signed by Mr. Gallagher laid in.~~Featuring the works of Patrocino Barela, a self taught wood carver acclaimed by Time magazine as “discovery of the year” in 1936 Mr. Barela was first Mexican-American artist to attain national attention. Very Good+ binding / Near Fine dust jacket.